Senior Planning Guide 2023
When BusinessWest and the Healthcare News first started publishing an annual Senior Planning Guide, the idea wasn’t to create a
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Senior Planning Guide
Senior Planning Guide 2022
When people think about strategizing for their senior years, they often see it as a downbeat task, one marked by
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Senior Planning Guide 2021
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2000, the number of adults age 65 and older was 35 million, or
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Senior Planning Guide 2020
Click HERE to view the Senior Planning Guide 2020 Digital Flipbook Without a doubt, 2020 has been an unprecendented year.
Read MoreGetting Started
Follow These Five Steps When It’s Time to Talk About Care Whether your loved one needs full-time care or you’re
Read MoreHaving the Talk
Ten Tips on How to Approach a Difficult Topic From the AARP FOUNDATION The reality is that some conversations are
Read MoreDoes Your Loved One Need Help? Some Scenarios
From VISITING ANGELS Here are sample conversation starters and strategies to introduce home-care services to your loved one. Each scenario
Read MoreIs It Dementia or Normal Aging?
Understand the Difference, and Seek Help If It’s Needed By Beth Cardillo As Baby Boomers are getting older and representing
Read MoreReading the Signs
How Will You Know If Your Older Parents Need Help? By Brenda Labbe Many experience aging as a joyful time
Read MoreLiving & Care Options
The Next Phase It’s Important to Understand Your Alternatives By Eric Aasheim Moving from home to a senior-living community is
Read MoreThere’s No Place Like Home
Some Questions and Answers About Home-care Services By Tania Spear What is home care? Home-care services are delivered to clients
Read MoreA Dose of Good Advice
Eight Tips for Medication Management for Seniors By Kara James In general, as we age, our need for a variety
Read MorePaying for Care
Cost of Living Many Options Are Available for Seniors and Their Families From the NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING Many older
Read More‘The Unsolved Problem’
Five Things to Know About Long-term-care Insurance By ELLEN STARK for the AARP BULLETIN By the time you reach 65,
Read MoreElder Care Budget Worksheet
To effectively plan and budget, one must keep accurate and up-to-date information on income and expenses. This worksheet will certainly
Read MoreSenior Resources
These regional and statewide nonprofits can help families make decisions and access resources related to elder-care planning. AARP Massachusetts 1
Read MoreMaking the Change
Five Steps to Take When Your Parents Need Assisted Living By MERRITT WHITLEY Many families look to assisted-living facilities to
Read MoreWhat Is Hospice Care?
It’s Not About Giving Up, but About Quality of Life From the AMERICAN ACADEMY OF HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE There
Read MoreEstate Planning
Dispelling Estate-planning Myths It’s Important to Act Based on Facts, Not What You Think You Know By Gina M. Barry
Read MoreWhy Make a Will?
It’s Helpful … Like Driving with Google Maps By Liz Sillin It is a product of the COVID-19 era, but
Read MoreBe Prepared
Consider These Important Estate-planning Documents By KEN COUGHLIN Making sure you have the right estate-planning documents is one of the
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The Senior Planning Guide
What was once a demographic ripple has become a full-blown wave — and it’s getting bigger. According to the U.S.
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Getting Started
Don’t Neglect Any of These Five Important Steps Whether you’re taking care of a family member full-time or just beginning
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Having the Talk
A Challenging First Step By Joe Gilmore, Landmark Senior Living Talking about long-term care needs with an elderly parent or
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Senior Living Options
Choosing the Right Level of Care Begins with Understanding All of Them By the Massachusetts Senior Care Assoc. Massachusetts has
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Paying for Care
What Options Are Available? Many seniors are not aware of the options available for affordable housing and care as they
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Senior Resources
These regional and statewide nonprofits can help families make decisions and access resources related to elder-care planning. AARP MASSACHUSETTS 1
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Transitioning
When It’s Time to Leave Home: Making the Change By the National Institute on Aging The decision about whether your
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Estate Planning
The Four Key Documents of an Estate Plan By Gina Barry Consider this — tomorrow, you take a terrible fall.
Read MoreGuide to Senior Planning
A New Specialty Publication of Healthcare News & BusinessWest The specialty guide is intended to serve as a roadmap, containing
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